Travel, music and a slurpee; Seven Eleven Japan to set e-commerce venture

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Japan's convenience stores operator Seven-Eleven Japan Company Ltd., teams with consumers electronics giant Sony Corp., and five other companies to provide electronic commerce business.

Convenience Stores, Travel Agents, Travel Agencies, Services introduction, Video Retailing Service, All Other Information Services, Alliances, partnerships, Services, Online services, Internet services, Joint ventures, Travel industry, Home shopping, Seven-Eleven Japan Company Ltd., Nomura Research Institute Ltd., Mitsui and Company Ltd. (Japan), Japan Travel Bureau Inc., Kinotrope Inc.

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On track for record profit

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NEC Corp. is expected to post record profits for the 2000 year. The company will be helped by rising mobile phone, semiconductor, and high tech gear demand.

Sales, profits & dividends, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends

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Some Sony gear is made in Japan - by another maker

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American manufacturer Solectron Corp. has acquired a factory from Sony Corp. and is continuing to make and sell Sony products from it. Solectron chief executive Koichi Nishimura capitalized on the recent trend for Japanese companies to outsource manufacturing in hopes of improving their return on equity, which has historically been very low.

United States, Asset sales & divestitures, Strategy & planning, Acquisitions & mergers, Household audio and video equipment, Consumer Electronics, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Management, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Consumer electronics industry, Solectron Corp., SLR, SNE

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